Some numbers to go with Pollard's claim
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We can be thankful that we were playing Nebby and not OU or one of the Texas teams, or I'm not sure we'd have been as fortunate.
Yes I would love to leave the Southron Big XII, and join any other big five conference because I am so tired of being "Screwed" by these Southron officials.
When I heard the name Cooper Castleberry I knew from prior experience that WE were gonna get Screwed sooner or later in this game........
There are a lot of reasons why tx a and m.....Colorado/ mizzou and Nebraska left these wonderful Southern Conference....I wish we could join them.....
I believe it's just one and he's at the game in the press box. I really think they should have some kind of a system though where multiple officials make the decision to overturn it. Either have something centrally located like MLB, or just have a tv on the side of the field the refs can go and watch replays on. Let all of them decide if it's indisputable or not.
Indisputable to one person is not the same as another person (as demonstrated in several ISU games now), having a single replay official is stupid. If you don't have multiple reviewers, you end up with the potential for even more bias than the 6 officials on the field. I've been suggesting for a long time that each game has 3 people independently make each review and preferably the same 3 people for every game centrally located like MLB and the NHL. If the call is not unanimous between the 3, then the call on the field stands.
I've noticed this as well. Our receivers have the other teams DBs draped all over them for the entire game. Our DBs do it for a while, until they get punished for it, and then they given them a ton of space.
The 09 Nebraska game was a case where the Big 12 told the refs that they were free (finally) to call an ISU game evenly, since the conference was ****** and NU. Of course, Nebraska couldn't believe it.
I see how it could be considered that way, but I think if JP's comments have been heard and can carry momentum forward, it may help, as there may be more eyeballs watching more closely to see if what he was saying is legit.
Wouldn't that support good officiating on the field if the on-field calls are upheld (regardless of benefactor) in the booth?
Also attaching a link showing we are the 2nd least penalized team in the conference and top 25 nationally.
http://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/stat/penalties-per-game
So what you're thinking is the refs give us passes on all the routine calls but will only whistle us when they know it is a crucial point in the game when momentum seems to be changing?
NEVER been able to accept a conspiracy against ISU.
http://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/stat/penalties-per-game
So what you're thinking is the refs give us passes on all the routine calls but will only whistle us when they know it is a crucial point in the game when momentum seems to be changing?
NEVER been able to accept a conspiracy against ISU.
I don't know about that. I don't really want to figure out why it says that but during the game they said Iowa State was third most penalized in ypg.
I think the most telling stat from last year was the one that showed we didn't have a defensive PI call enforced against an opponent throughout the entire year. There was one flag thrown for it, but the catch was made so the penalty was declined. An entire year without a defensive PI. Think about that, and then think about how many we got called for against Texas.
Some of that is due to our lack of aggressiveness in the passing game, but we were still throwing the ball and defenders were still out there against our receivers. At some point, you figure one would interfere out there.
And, I haven't seen that particular White Hat officiate an ISU game in at least 2-3 years.
Coincidence? I think not.
This stat you list is a little misleading if you took the time to look into the numbers. The penalties such as false starts, off sides, illegal formation, etc are calls that will be made on both sides fairly consistently.
It is the categories of personal foul, PI, and to some degree holding calls that are subject to "personal interpretation" by officials. It also turns out those calls have the LARGE penalties of 10 and 15, and some times more yards. You can penalize a team 2ce for false starts and another once for PI and the one penalty out weighs the two in yardage.
Iowa state is penalized for more yardage than 122 other teams. This means although we are receiving less penalties, we end up eating more yardage at the end of the game.
And these calls are the calls that can be fudged by bias. I'm not saying this happens I'm just saying throwing some obscure link up about us being the least penalized in the big12 other than KSU is asinine.
I don't think it was the entire season but it was most of it. Which was an absolutely insane stat. I remember Brent Blum talking about it on a podcast.
I get as frustrated as anybody about the lousy calls, but I don't think it's anything new in the last year and a half. Some of the worst calls against ISU I can remember came during the McCarney era. But I think we all know that teams at the bottom in major conferences usually get the short end of the stick. I'm sure Baylor used to get hosed when they played Texas, but now that Baylor is the better team they get the better end of the calls, which it looked to me like they definitely got yesterday. There was a horrible call against Texas for unsportsmanlike conduct when a receiver enthusiastically motioned a first down signal after a catch. Refs know that big conferences want the better teams in better bowls for more money, so the teams at the bottom usually pay the price. The upside is that the teams at the bottom at least get to share in the bigger pie of money and can do things like the south end zone expansion. Fred has had to fight thru a lot of lousy calls as he's ascended the Big 12 ladder, but now that he's near the top I thought we got a very well officiated game in the Big 12 championship last spring, and against Kansas of all teams. Fred fought thru the lousy calls and climbed the Big 12 ladder anyway, and I really think we are getting respect now and better officiated games, maybe even some breaks ourselves against lesser teams. Briles had to fight his way up the ladder at Baylor, so it can be done. It may not be fair that the bottom feeders get hosed and have to work harder and be smarter to work their way up, but it's the way it is and our football coaches are going to have to find a way to get it done like Fred has.
